Integration of Princely States

  Under the plan of 3 June, more than 562 princely states were given the option of joining either India or Pakistan, or choosing independence. Indian nationalists and large segments of the public feared that if these states did not accede, most of the people and territory would be fragmented. The Congress as well as … Read more

Integration of Princely States

Integration of Princely States The integration of princely states into the Indian Union was a complex and challenging process that took place in the years following India’s independence in 1947. The princely states were a patchwork of over 500 independent kingdoms and principalities that had existed under British rule. With the end of British rule, … Read more